UNICEF: Poverty affects 57% of children in Argentina
Internet
Published at: 13/03/2024 02:41 PM
This Tuesday, the United Nations Children's Fund (
UNICEF), through a statement,
indicated that 7.1 million boys and girls in Argentina
live in poverty, that is, 57% of minors in the
South American country.
“indigence among girls and boys in Argentina increased to 14.3 percent in
the first half of 2023, equivalent to 1.8 million girls and boys,
250,000 more compared to 2022,” the statement said.
According to the international body, the
situation worsened at the end of 2023 when the national budget allocated
to children “shows a 75% drop in real terms”.
“Some of
them (children) are even in situations of greater vulnerability:
poverty increases when household references have a very low
educational climate (83%), in the case of single-parent households (68%) or when they reside
in popular neighborhoods (84%),” the report pointed out.
According to what was published on the Xinhua
website, Sebastián
Waisgrais, a specialist in Social Inclusion and Monitoring at UNICEF Argentina,
warned that “if current trends continue, the prevalence of monetary
poverty in children and adolescents by the first quarter of
2024 would reach values of around 70%, while indigence would reach
34%, with repercussions on current and long-term well-being.”
Mazo News Team